Important Questions for CBSE Class 11 English Woven Poem Chapter 1 - The Peacock

A. Very Short Answer Questions (1 Mark) 

1. Word – Meaning from the Given Chapter.

1. Dart 

Ans: Act of running suddenly

2. Hum 

Ans: A low and continuous sound

3.  Turquoise 

Ans: Bluish-green in color

4.  Fringed 

Ans: Decorative edge

2. Give Opposites of the Given Terms from the Chapter.

1. Slender

Ans: Considerable

2. Preferable 

Ans: Undesirable

3.  Concentration

Ans: Distraction

4.  Steady

Ans: Unstable

3. What Came from the Pipal Tree? 

Ans: There was a flash of bluish-green color, turquoise, that came from the pipal tree. 

4. Who Can Change the Direction and Why? 

Ans: The wind can change its direction because it has free movement and can be in any direction. 

5. How Was the Call and from Where? 

Ans: The call was very loud and sharp and it came from nowhere and no one saw where it came from.

B. Short Answer Questions  (2 Marks) 

1. What has to Blink and Why? 

Ans: It was the tail of the peacock that had to blink for the eyes that were always used to opening up. 

2. What was Shut and Why? 

Ans: The peacock's dark, luminous eyes were shut as the violet was bordered with golden amber.

3. What Hathe Open Eyes Open When the Peacock Descends? 

Ans: The slender neck of the peacock is arched away from him because of the sudden descent when the peacock descends downwards. 

4. What Happens When the Peacock Darts? 

Ans: As the peacock darts away, a small visible glimpse of the very end of his tail was clearly seen.

5. What was Falling Over? 

Ans: A blue-colored shadow was falling over, and as the shadow fell off, the wind changed direction.

C. Short Answer Questions  (3 Marks) 

1. Give the Synonyms of the Words from the Given Chapter.

1. Nowhere 

Ans: Obscurity

2. Descends

Ans: Subside

3.  Glimpse

Ans: Glance

4. Moment

Ans: Instant

5. Awaken 

Ans: Arouse

6. Attention 

Ans: Awareness

2. What Interrupted the Concentration of the Poet? 

Ans: As the poet sat in her veranda (porch) reading a book with great concentration, the moment she began to live inside the book, a shadow of blue color fell over, the direction of the wind changed, the group of bees in the bushes began to make low continuous sounds, the cat became awake and stretched, and as a result, her concentration was broken.

3. What Did She See in Time? 

Ans: She saw the image of the peacock as she looked up in time. She saw the peacock turning away as he gathered his tail to close his dark and luminous eyes, and the violet was bordered with golden amber. His tail blinked for the eyes that were open.

4. What was the Connection Between the Eyes and the Tail? 

Ans: It was the peacock's eyes and tail that attracted the poet's interest when she caught a glance of him. The peacock's eyes were dark and luminous, and the violet was bordered by golden amber, while the movement of his tail, which is made up of feathers, was compared with the blinking of his eyes.

5. What Did the Poet Appreciate? 

Ans: The poet appreciated the peacock's beauty, magnificent look, royal, pretty, and gorgeous appearance. She admired his eyes, tail, feathers, and all of his attributes in great detail, describing each one with full zeal and enthusiasm.

D. Long Answer Questions  (5 Marks) 

1. What was the Poet Told? 

Ans: The poet was told to sit on the porch/veranda of her house and read a book of her choice. She was asked to take any of her favorite books, one of her favorites, and to study and read it with full concentration. It was the moment when she began to live inside the book, implying that she became involved in the book and fully concentrated in it.

2. What Happened When She Was Within the Book? 

Ans: As the poet sat on the veranda and started reading one of her favorite books with great concentration, it was a moment when she was within the book and began to live inside it. As she was into it, a blue shadow fell off over her, the wind was blowing and changing directions, a steady group of bees was making little sounds in the bushes nearby, and the cat woke up and stretched herself. That disturbed her concentration and attention towards the book.

3. What was the Peacock Doing When the Poet Looked Up? 

Ans. As the poet looked up, she saw the beauty, magnificent look, royal, pretty, and gorgeous appearance of the peacock which was turning away as he gathered his tail. He began to shut his dark and luminous eyes; violet was bordered with golden amber within himself. It was his tail's responsibility to blink, as well as his eyes, which had to remain open at all times.

4. What was the Nature of the Peacock? 

Ans: The nature of the peacock, as described by the poet, was difficult to understand, but it can be said to be mysterious. The peacock had an elusive nature, as it was difficult to even catch a glimpse of him. If anyone saw him, he would make him forget everything, including his surroundings. When someone looked up at the peacock, it slightly ran away, gathering its tail from where it was seen.

5. Briefly Describe the Beauty of the Peacock and the Phrases That Describe It? 

Ans: The peacock was described as the most magnificent, royal, colorful, gorgeous, and beautiful bird in the poem. Through the branches of the tree, a bright flash of his turquoise color could be seen. Spectacular beauty, dark and glowing eyes that used to be open always, vibrant feathers, violet fringed with all the golden amber, and a long, subtle tail with feathers. The phrases "a flash of turquoise", "violet fringed with golden amber", "dark glowing eyes", "eyes that are always open" and "tail that has to blink" describe the beauty of a peacock.